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The Resurrection Proclamation, known in Arabic as Qiyamat al-Qubra ( ??? ) was issued by the 23rd Shi‘a Imami Isma‘ili Imam, Hassan II ‘ala dhikri al-salam, two years after assuming the role of Imam. On 17 Ramadan 559 or 8 August 1164, in a ceremony on the grounds of Alamut Castle, Hassan II ‘ala dhikri al-salam proclaimed the advent of Yawm al-Qiyamah, or Day of Resurrection. This act is interpreted by Shi‘a Imami Isma‘ilis as having deep spiritual meaning and reward, in contrast with mainstream interpretation that Yawm al-Qiyamah signaled the annihilation, resurrection, and judgment of all life. The proclamation had revealed for the first time the esoteric meaning of Islamic eschatology in the Quran, as opposed to its apparent, exoteric meaning.

History

Two years after his accession Imam Hassan ‘ala dhikri al-salam conducted a ceremony on the grounds of Alamut Castle where he proclaimed to be the Imam would once again become visible to his community of followers in and outside of the Nizārī Ismā'īlī state; while alive Hassan said he spoke on behalf of the Imām.[4] Given Juwayni's polemical aims, and the fact that he burned the Ismā'īlī libraries which may have offered much more reliable testimony about the history, scholars have been dubious about his narrative but are forced to rely on it given the absence of alternative sources. Fortunately, descriptions of this event are also preserved in Rashid al-Din’s narrative and recounted in the Haft Bab-i Abi Ishaq, an Ismaili book of the 15th century AD. However, these are either based on Juwayni, or don't go into great detail.[5]:149 No contemporary Ismaili account of the events has survived, and it is likely that scholars will never know the exact details of this time.